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Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Best Practice Checklist

Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Best Practice Checklist

by Pascale King, Amanda Mattice | Apr 14, 2022 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is encountered with significant frequency in the Emergency Department (ED). In fact, atrial fibrillation is the single most common arrhythmia seen in the ED. As per the 2020 CCS review, AF resulted in 8815 same-day procedures, 76 964 ED...
Topical pain control for corneal abrasions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Topical pain control for corneal abrasions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

by Pascale King, Hans Rosenberg | Jan 17, 2022 | Journal Club, Ophthalmology

Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Yu CW, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Aug;28(8):890-908. doi: 10.1111/acem.14222. Questions and Methods: The authors sought to determine if the 6 common pain therapies for corneal abrasions decrease healing time, pain and if they have...
Tick. Tock. It’s Time For a TXA Update

Tick. Tock. It’s Time For a TXA Update

by Maeghan Fu, Josee Malette, Pascale King | Mar 11, 2021 | Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Neurosurgery, Resuscitation, Trauma

Tick. Tock. It’s time for a TXA update. This blog post aims to arm you with the most up-to-date knowledge for the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in the ED. We will review TXA in the context of gastrointestinal bleeding, traumatic brain injuries, hemoptysis,...
Aortic Dissection – A Needle in a Haystack

Aortic Dissection – A Needle in a Haystack

by Simon Wells, Pascale King | Oct 22, 2020 | Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries

A 65-year-old male self-presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with sudden-onset severe chest pain. The pain was sharp, lasted 30 minutes, and has now resolved. His vitals and ECG are normal, and his high-sensitivity troponin testing is negative. He has a normal...
The Status on Status: Management of Status Epilepticus

The Status on Status: Management of Status Epilepticus

by Evelyn Tran, Pascale King | Jul 16, 2020 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology

Status epilepticus (SE) is considered one of the most common neurological emergencies with an estimated incidence of 20 cases/100,000 people worldwide. Just the facts The distribution is bimodal, peaking in patients <1 and >60 years old.  In children, the cause...
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